Heavy rain has battered 17 Chinese provinces since July 20, leaving 95 dead and another 45 missing, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Beijing received it's worst rainfall in more than 60 years and the Yangtze River reached its highest flood peak since 1981

Flowers are placed under a bridge where a man drowned on Saturday, July 21 in his flooded car on a main road in Beijing, July 27, 2012. Chinese characters on the wraps read "One Rain, One Day of Mourning." The storm that ravaged Beijing nearly a week ago and killed at least 77 people remains a sensitive topic in China, with a newspaper ordered to cut its coverage and online discussions curtailed.

Heavy rain has battered 17 Chinese provinces since July 20, leaving 95 dead and another 45 missing, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Beijing received it’s worst rainfall in more than 60 years and the Yangtze River reached its highest flood peak since 1981.